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• Oldest West Coast Military Cemetery Falling Apart

  26-05-2018 07:55
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A naval cemetery in Vallejo is in bad shape, and a local veteran is working with two others to get lawmakers to clean it up.
  It’s tucked away behind closed gates in Vallejo, and is the oldest military cemetery on the West Coast dating back to 1858.
  “There are walls that are crumbling, there are tombstones that are down, fallen broken,” said retired Navy Lt. Bob Willey of Loomis. “I was disgusted.”
  Willey recently visited the site and had t
  
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• Fiesta Days Parade Chair Tradition Clashes With Federal Rules

  26-05-2018 07:29
  A long-standing tradition in Vacaville that’s clashing with federal law has some parade-goers fired up.
  For decades, people have lined the city sidewalks with chairs ahead of the Fiesta Days Parade, but this year changes were made to make the space wheelchair accessible.
  Loyal parade goers don’t want to miss a thing at Saturday’s Fiesta Days Parade, so hundreds have set up their seat hours, even days, in advance.
  “We’ve been doing this forever and ever and ever,&rdq
  
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• Cool, Wet Start To Memorial Day Weekend Puts Damper On Some Plans

  26-05-2018 07:23
  Some campers can expect to wake up to a blanket of white, while others are hoping they've got waterproof equipment.
  
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• Cal Fire: PG&E Could Have Prevented 3 California Wildfires In October

  26-05-2018 04:36
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Pacific Gas and Electric Co. power lines that came into contact with trees caused four Northern California wildfires that burned across more than 14 square miles last fall and incinerated 134 buildings, state fire officials said Friday.
  The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection indicated three of the fires might have been prevented if PG&E had made more effort to keep trees clear of its power lines.
  CalFire said it is turning those findings over to lo
  
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• St. Mary’s High Will Let Lexy Walk, Reversing Graduation Decision

  26-05-2018 02:57
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A St. Mary’s High School student will be part of the school’s graduation after a reversal by administrators on Friday.
  The school released a statement on Friday, saying in part, “We have decided to allow the student who had not been scheduled to participate in tomorrow’s graduation ceremonies to do so.”
  The student they’re referring to is Alexis Irvine. CBS13 first brought you the story of the school’s decision to not let he
  
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• St. Mary’s High Will Let Lexy Walk As School Reverses Graduation Decision

  26-05-2018 02:57
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A St. Mary’s High School student will be part of the school’s graduation after a reversal by administrators on Friday.
  The school released a statement on Friday, saying in part, “We have decided to allow the student who had not been scheduled to participate in tomorrow’s graduation ceremonies to do so.”
  The student they’re referring to is Alexis Irvine. CBS13 first brought you the story of the school’s decision to not let he
  
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• Manteca Laying Groundwork For Big Building Boom

  26-05-2018 02:26
  Since the start of the year, Manteca has issued nearly 300 building permits, valued at close to $100 million so far.
  
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• Kill List Found At School Has Mira Loma High Parents On Edge

  26-05-2018 02:25
  Parents at the Sacramento high school say they're not happy with the school's response to the list that was found by a student.
  
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• Full Folsom Lake Greets Boaters For Memorial Day Weekend

  26-05-2018 02:23
  Park rangers are warning jet skiers and boaters to keep an eye out for debris as spring runoff continues to flow into the lake.
  
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• San Joaquin County District Attorney Defends Sentence In Child Rape Case

  26-05-2018 01:28
  STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) – A 79-year-old man who pleaded no contest to felony statutory rape of a child was sentenced to 90 days detention and will not have to register as a sex offender.
  The sentence upset the parents after they gave emotional testimony at the hearing.
  “I want other kids to be protected by possible future abuse by this man,” the child’s mother said.
  Defendant Lyle Burgess was sentenced Wednesday in San Joaquin County Superior Court to detention at an altern
  
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• Flags To Be Flown At Half-Staff Memorial Day

  26-05-2018 00:45
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Governor Jerry Brown ordered flags at all state buildings to be flown at half-staff on Monday for Memorial Day.
  The Governor issued a proclamation Friday.
  He also ask that all Californians observe the National Moment of Remembrance and pause at 3 pm for a moment of silence to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
  You can read Governor Brown’s full proclamation HERE.
  
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